They are definitely pulling shenanigans over at ancestry.

I have started to use ChatGPT to help with grammar and flow. I will write out my paragraph(s) and tell ChatGPT to correct grammar improve flow. For the most part the changes are minor, but it is a time saver in the proofing and editing process. Use it as tool to save time or another helper.

Thank you, Amy, for sharing your knowledge with us. My initial DNA (several years ago) showed Yakut (had to look that up), Ashkenazi, and Sub-Saharian African (later id'd as Ethiopian). They disappeared after a couple of years (the percentages were very low). I asked what happen to them and was told that the percentage was below what they reported. In the last few years I have a lot of Scotland DNA and have learned that there is a connection between Ashkenazi and African DNA and Scotland. I am thinking that is where my Jewish and Black DNA came from--a result of them being in Scotland. The Yakut (I assume from looking at map with the proximity of Russian and Scotland up in the North) probably came thru Scotland too. Such an interesting tool to have.

For an individual who is supposedly is spouting science. You made a minor but crucial error. I am part French, and France( also Spain and Portugal) is located in Southern Europe as well. So if we are to engage in conversation regarding the science of genetics etc. Let not be intellectually disingenuous and dishonest.

One interesting feature is the panel showing where in the US your ancestors lived years ago. Ancestry absolutely nailed the locations, including down to the county in Ohio where most of my people lived a hundred years ago.

A website tells you something, go cross reference with DNA from archaeological burial sites. If the first company tells you you're in the top 99% for those who have Varangian (Eastern Viking) DNA, and several other websites match you to hundreds of burials from Novgorod to Byzantium. Put in the leg work and accept what you find. When I found out about my Varangian ancestry it made certain people so angry they made a club called anti-varangian league or something equally childish lol. I also had a nephew I told about it act like it applies only to him, he has little Scandinavian something like 4% Norwegian. We have 50% the same ancestors so at most he's in the top 50% for Eastern Viking DNA.

In other words these DNA tests are a load of cobblers.

I still feel they and probably most companies cannot correctly determine how much English people have.

My first result said Middle Eastern more than 1000 years ago. Now no Middle Eastern, and why don’t they use the timeline of years any more?

You mean im not 83% from UK and Ireland?!

Because they don't know what the hell they are doing.

Why does the levant highlight jordan and Egypt?

My last name is so uncommon and weird that anyone I find with the same name is a distant cousin.

It's important to understand that European nations don't have a set ethnic DNA group (Italian DNA, French DNA, etc). For example, modern day Italians are a historic mix of different ethnic and linguistic groups. French are a historic mix of different ethnic and linguistic groups, including Celtic groups, Scandinavian groups (ie the Norman vikings), German-speaking groups (ie the Franks)...so Europe was ALREADY a bunch of "mutts" so to say, even before the nations were formed. That's part of the reason the change to ancestral regions might make more sense then linking DNA results to a national identity, despite folks wanting to know if they're "Italian" or "French" or "English" or whatever, because those national identities don't mean as much genetically. Another important point a lot of folks don't realize is, just because you have some famous person in your family tree, it doesn't mean you inherited any DNA from that person, if they're high enough up on the tree. With each generation, a little more of some old DNA gets squeezed out (to make room for the new DNA), and after enough generations, your family line may have lost any DNA trace of that ancient, famous relative. That's just how it works. Great explanations in the video...really good work...

I just got into Ancestry and trying to figure it out and I have some Johnsons on my side

I have my family ancestry back to 838AD. Why would I listen to a panel? Def not bound to go sideways 😒

When they get it all done and all regions may I be okay but to drop 44 percent and dab not test or not sure maybe in another 10 years they have final results, the traits nothing like me

Was only 2% but ancestry took my Indigenous American away and I know for a fact my 6th great grandfather was Chief William McIntosh and his daughter married another Creek grandson of a Chief

My latest update says I'm 1% American Indian. I took the DNA test to find my Indian ancestors but had none, now I'm 1% and it's from my dad's side, family legends said is should come from mom.

I took my test in 2017. Everything looked pretty accurate except I was only 4% German. One set of paternal great grandparents were from Switzerland and had Germanic surnames. I was told that my grandma was fully German because of her parents. I was surprised that I didn’t have more German. A few weeks ago I received an update. I am now 23% German. That totally makes more sense.

It seems to get weirder and weirder with ancestry though, since I lost already my French ancestry with last years update for some reason, despite a lot of my ancestors came from there and I hoped that they would correct it with this years update finally, since nothing was corrected in the meantime until up to their yearly update, then they even lowered more of my results with the „July Update“ which I got first in October of 2024 for some reason, even though the sheet says „July 2024“, but instead of adding France back they gave me Norway additional to my Scandinavian DNA (my dads mom side), which isn’t to surprising though while they lowered more stuff including my Scottish dna, even though I am Scottish in my direct paternal line and I just happen to look at it again, since I left that tab open, with not just more then two months gone by and while it doesn’t say anything about a new update at all it seems that they lowered my dna again and removed all of Scandinavia and made me less Scottish with 1% remaining of now, while i just looked at one of my uncles results, since my dad isn’t on ancestry and his now even says 0% Scottish. Which is totally weird. I also downloaded the sheet as always and just went back to check if there’s something wrong with my memory, but the 2024 update sheet I downloaded definitely says 14% (which was already lowered compared to last years 30%) and it had 1% Norway additional to my Danish and Swedish DNA and now online it totally disappeared from the site, despite it still says „July 2024 Update“. It seems that since they work with AI and so on that it gets worse and worse.

My 2% Norwegian and 3% Scottish has been 'updated' to 5% Germanic Europe. Can Germanic Europe be more precise, given that you can determine which parts of Wales my ancestors are from [not exactly a vast area], and please don't answer that I need to mortgage my house for your Prime Options!

Do there ain't no shame in having Scandinavian ancestry. Beautiful women and I don't mind inheriting the blonde hair

If you want something even more fun to read, have it write the biography in the style of your family members favorite author. Try Shakespeare, Daniel DeFoe, Dr Seuss or Hemingway. Also try telling it to put it in verse as a poem, song or tale. Just remember that you have to provide the facts.

I am don't care ,I am human. Can you imagine that you will find out , your child is not your but so far you were happy in your marriage.

I'm trying to find a death record of my dad's wife who died in 2019. Im not sure if the state she died in. How do i find that?

Ms. Johnson that always made sense to me. I.E my dad was born in Stoke on Trent to an American soldier and Welsh mom. But he had English too and we all know that Danes intermarried heavily so if Dane shows up in my DNA i understand where it likely came from. And I have Scottish ancestry from the Orkneys which was ruled and inhabited by Norway. So I no doubt have Norwegian through my Scottish side and I even say it like that to folks . The Scottish family name is even Norwegian " Lichliter"

Welsh ancestry is complex , patronamic from the 1840d backwards, so my surname is jones , my paternal line goes to a man called John Owen , his father was Owen Williams, his father was William ap Gruffudd, ap means son of ...... , so if your a Rees Price Pryce , your ancestor was called Rhys , an ancient Welsh name , if your a Powell = Hywell

90 PERCENT 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ANCIENT BRITISH

The cops find really good information there too.

OMGGG I WOULD OF LOOOOVED TO DO THIS FOR MY BETTER HALF!

National Geographic’s Genome Project’s Ancient DNA said I was 20% Eastern European Jewish, no link to the Middle East. Ancestry had that disappear and become Scottish.

That sounds great unless you actually know where you're ancestry came from. Its a safe bet that if your DNA is 50/50 Celtic and Nordic you're not Italian . But ancestry will say no look a here , you got these tags that pop up in northern Italy . Completely ignoring any Celtic migration through the region and favoring the less probable conclusion . Its just basically find the most outlandish answer and pretend the exception makes the rule. Which European genes have been absorbed by Ashkenazi Jews that you now paint as Jewish ? 20 % of the average African Americans DNA is European . Does that mean Europeans who share that DNA are now African ? No . But that's the logic we see .

I'm German, Swedish and Dutch, but even with my ancestors' names, Ancestry insists that I'm suddednly English - they better change that the NW Europe instead of "ENGLAND/LIMEY with a just dash of nw Europe". I don't appreciate being labeled English - no offense

It wasn’t miraculous at all. They would have won easily in Berlin if Germany hadn’t conspired with Italy to change the time honoured rules of giving the fastest boat in qualifying the best lane. In this case, one, two or three. Lane six (the Americans assignment) was the worst by far. It was open to the wind, while one and two were sheltered. Even though Don Hume had pneumonia, they still would have won easily in lane one. They were the best, by far. Don’t compare this group with the 1980 hockey team.

These dna testing companies were sponsored by state actors for hidden purposes. Much like F@(ebook was sponsored.

Do not take these tests.

Thank you! I have always double checked to try and make sure I have the correct person and yet there have been a few times when it still ended up being wrong.

I took Ancestry and 23 and Me mainly to compare the results and see if they were the same or much different. Luckily I have genealogists in the family and for 3/4 grandparents I have back to late 1500’s n early 1600’s and the 4th to late 1800’s. I did the tests to try n find more about that 4th grandparent who was French Canadian. When I first got the test results, everything was expected except the French was much lower than it should have been and half as much as my half sister who has the same grandparent. So I was really happy when I kept getting those updates and each time I was more and more French and now I’m right where my genealogy history says I should be. What I loved most about 23 n Me that blew my mind was they showed 3 areas of North America where my family settled when they came-New England, Ohio River Valley and St, Lawrence River Valley and those are EXACTLY where they settled. For the depth of information, I really preferred 23 n Me to Ancestry and I’m sad to hear they aren’t doing well.

Nothing replaces good old fashion research and hard work…

Mine changes every 6 months I'm portuguese 36 % 25% indigenous north America and South America, and 17% Spain ,15% African 7 percent from Irish/Scottish/Iceland! But I look pure indigenous !! So Iknow it will change to more indigenous because that is what goes higher when it changes!

Lately 23andme decided my Norwegian ancestry was from Finnmark, above the Arctic Circle. Maybe that's why I turn down the thermostat. Or why I crave herding reindeer.

I have great aunts that are in their late 80s & early 90s and they just refuse to say anything about the past other than leave the past in the past 😔

This organisation is proper. I was detached(without choice) from my paternal roots due to jealousy and envy within my paternal side. This organisation not just for my line but for the others I found helped demistify so many rumours but also connect with my ancestors and their mission. Ive always known something was missing but this organisation helped me find life changing information on my heritage. You guys are doing amazing work

Another thing to consider, especially with counties, is when was the county formed and what is/were the parent counties. I love collecting maps from various time periods to help me with locating the place as it was when my ancestor was there.

Another helpful tip is to share records with it and ask it to transcribe the cursive. Sometimes I'm struggling to read handwriting, and it gets me a bit closer

I check my Ancestry account. It was updated 3 times in the last few years. Now when I check after not being on for months. It as updated again. As usually things, get higher or lower, added , or some things get dropped off. Which was confusing sometimes. The new update list some of the tribes, people the DNA test came from, which you share DNA with.

This most recent update is a little closer to my actual known genealogy...which is significant. For the 1st time, I'm 10% Germanic Europe...and my Shrum/Schramm line came from Bavaria prior to the Revolutionary War. My 5th great-grandfather--well known in German ancestry groups--took an oath of naturalization via sacrament at 14 years old prior to the Revolutionary War. I lost "some" Irish percentage. My 4th great-grandfather came from Antrum, Ireland also prior to the Revolutionary War, so I had shown a bit more...but I'll take the reduction in favor of the correction to my Germanic ancestry.

Its absolutely bogus and they are making it up!